In my opinion, the army that the monarch uses to defend his country, either his own army, mercenaries, reinforcements, or mixed armies. Mercenaries and reinforcements are useless and dangerous, and a man will neither be secure nor secure if he secures his country on the basis of such mercenary armies, because these mercenaries are disunited, unambitious, undisciplined, unloyal, boastful in the eyes of his friends and cowardly in the eyes of his enemies.

—From chapter 12 of Machiavelli's The Monarch

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The night is dark.

Hills.

When Qing Yi arrived, Poison Rosewood had personally led the crowd to greet her, and her etiquette specifications were just the same as when Poison Rosewood visited the Dusk Empire, which showed how much the Blood Elves attached importance to Qingyi's ally. A row of handsome men and women with moving postures greeted them, which was really pleasing to the eye, and the generals of the necromantic creatures next to them were like a group of crooked melons and cracked dates, and Qingyi even had the heart to strangle them.

"Oh hehehe! Welcome, Your Majesty June Sunshine. Poison Rosewood gently raised her right hand and covered her face with a palace fan, which was extremely arrogant.

"You look really good today." Qingyi smiled and leaned over and kissed Poison Rose's hand. Although it is more convenient for him to kneel on one knee (the poison is too short), the king will not kneel to others, even if the other party is stronger than himself, even if the other party is higher than himself, even if the other party is more powerful than himself. The only exception since Qingyi's game career...... It was kneeling at the feet of Schroeder Bray, a man who had all three of them.

The two sides talked and laughed and walked into the villa, and the subordinates consciously followed five meters behind the master, but there was only one exception: the red devil hound Frankie walked one meter behind Qingyi with his head held high, and a pair of eyes scanned the surroundings vigilantly, like a loyal guard. The Blood Elves couldn't help but want to criticize this transgression, but Poison Roserose shook her fan, and no one made a sound.

After arriving at the reception room and taking their seats in order, it is time to start talking.

"Your Majesty June Sunshine, how should this employment agreement be signed?"

"I'm a mercenary for the first time, and I'm not very familiar with this aspect, so I'd like to hear your opinion." Qingyi smiled. In fact, before he came, Brian had already explained various employment models to him, but he wanted to retreat and see the price offered by the blood elves so that he could bargain. At this time, he couldn't help but think: It would be nice to have a negotiator, and then he didn't need to work hard himself! Why is it that the character has been so bad recently, and the Sunset Shadow Altar has not recruited suitable negotiators once!

"It's the first time I've hired an army to fight, but rest assured, I'll make a contract in accordance with international practice. We will pay 1 million military expenses, and if you win, you will receive an additional reward of 10 million in total, which can be converted in kind, and the conversion will be calculated at cost price; But if you lose, you won't get a penny of income other than the pension we give. The standard of the pension is: 10 gold for the lower level, 60 gold for the intermediate level, 300 gold for the advanced level, 1,500 gold for the senior elite, 30,000 gold for the quasi-hero level, and 990,000 gold for the hero level. It's a bit low, but I'm always based on the cost of necromantic creatures. ”

System Prompt: Did you accept the Faction Mission "Battle for the Blood Elves"?

This is a split system. Qingyi quickly judged it.

There are two types of contracts for mercenaries, one is a buyout and the other is a share. The buyout system is a one-time payment of military expenses, whether the mercenaries win or lose, whether there are more or fewer people killed in the war, the military expenses are all placed there, and there will be no increase or decrease; If you win, you will be happy, but if you lose, both parties will be uncomfortable. It can be said that the buyout is tantamount to raising moths, and the sharing is to make both the employer and the employee prosperous and the loss.

It stands to reason that it doesn't matter if Qingyi loses, it's okay to pat his ass and leave, but if the blood elves lose, they will only have the end of extermination. Therefore, the blood elves don't care about money at all, they only care about whether the necromantic creatures can fight for it wholeheartedly, and the best way is to use heavy profits to induce Qingyi. And the buyout system of mercenaries is not reliable at all, and there are several bloody related cases in history.

"Can I change the contract?" At the status of Qingyi, he can already bargain with NPCs. He smiled calmly: "In the course of the war, if you have provided manpower and material resources, then you can reduce or reduce military spending accordingly. The pricing standard is set by you, and I'm sure Lord Poison Rosewood won't let me suffer too much, hehe. ”

The reason why he wanted the blood elves to participate in the war was because Qingyi was not arrogant enough to think that he could take charge alone, after all, the other party was an old force, although it had gone through two splits, and only a few tribes were fighting, but the emaciated camel was still bigger than the horse. At this time, you can't do it all, but you should let the blood elves do something too.

After a little consideration, Poison Rose smiled crisply: "Oh, hehehe, of course, we will help if necessary." However, it seems that His Majesty is not as embarrassed as rumored? ”

The blood elves also know my financial situation, is it the news leaked by Xiaowei? Did I deliberately make less money to arouse suspicion? In a flash, Qingyi's eyes were clear, and he smiled calmly: "Naturally, there is embarrassment, but no matter how much money you have, it depends on whether you have a life to earn, if you fight a battle, let Frankie hang up, I can't bear it." ”

(Frankie's eyes suddenly hardened, and he looked up and was about to speak, when Squill struck him with his pipe: "Stupid, he's using you as an excuse, don't interfere.") ”）

"Since you know what to expect, then I won't point fingers." Poison Rosewood covered her mouth with a court fan. To be honest, instead of holding such an adult-style prop, it is more appropriate for her to hold the pink wand, so that now Qingyi always has the feeling of seeing Tianshan Tong's grandmother.

There was no objection to the task, and it was largely finalized, and then the negotiations turned to chat.

"It's a nice weather here, and everyone is wearing a lot of clothes." Qingyi smiled. It's still early spring, and the blood elves are scrambling to change into clothes made of silk and tulle for a "see who wears less" competition, and it's hard to tell the difference, no wonder they're all moving.

"This spring came very early." Poison Rosewood laughed hehehehe, and suddenly the smile froze, and her eyes widened.

Qingyi keenly noticed the change in the other party's expression, and after only a little thought, he stood up: "The weather is wrong, it's the clouds and the rain that are gone!" No, no, I watched the video before, and she made the cut! She was still in the Colosseum at this time, and it was impossible for her to give up the game and come all the way here - damn it, how could I forget! It's a magician! That demon sealer can seal the magic, which is equivalent to making a magic scroll, and there is no need for the cloud to disappear and the rain himself is present! ”

Skoll was immediately choked by the smoke, his eyes were bright, and he was a little excited: "Ahem, ahem, the bald eagle is already here?" ”

Frankie is even more simply, roaring wildly, launching the [War Horn]! In an instant, the army of necromancy gathered outside the Lili Villa lit up at the same time, generating a blue starry ocean!

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At the foot of the Villa, in a pine forest that can't even be illuminated by the moonlight.

The bald eagle, still dressed in a beachsuit and sitting in an armchair, was eating potato chips when he heard the familiar howl, and yawned: "Found out." According to the original plan, let's rush. His eyes began to sparkle with fatigue.

The elven old man beside him nodded solemnly, then raised his wand. This wand is very special, it is taken from a tree of life, it is a branch, there is no carving, not even a sign of felling, and the leaves on it are evergreen. He chanted incantations in Elven language, and under the influence of this chant, grass began to sprout around him, and even fungi sprouted. When he finished chanting, he plunged his wand into the earth with resolute momentum, as if to assassinate the god of the earth!

The earth shakes!

An emerald green glow emerges from the surface, centering on this wand, linking tree after tree! At first glance, this green light is like a tree root, and the whole forest is a wand child—

Natural Magic, [Alone in a Forest]!

The pine trees covered with frost and snow were awakened by the rich breath of life, and the whole tree was creaking, and the remnants of snow were shaking down. They are about to gain mobility and become Treants! These pine trees are different from ordinary small trees, each of which is more than ten meters high, and they are definitely the giants of the tree spirits, and they should be called tree people; If they live a little longer, maybe they will become ancient war trees that open wisdom because of the opportunity of [Becoming a Forest of Trees]!

After five minutes, the pines gradually pulled out their thick roots and moved awkwardly! Although they walked very slowly, they kept their center of gravity firmly and were careful to walk with their spacing, so they did not rub into each other or trip. But there are also some pine trees whose green light has disappeared, and after a series of noises, they still can't leave the surface, so they can only continue to watch.

"I'm sorry, but because of the temperature, I only summoned twenty treants." When the elven old man finished casting the spell, he drew his wand and panted. In this weather, his forehead was also covered with beads of sweat, which showed that he consumed a lot.

The bald eagle didn't bother to look at him, but only looked up to the sky and yawned, and then said, "Fortunately, these are hardy pine trees, otherwise there would not be even twenty, so I am very content." Don't worry, we still have a lot of chips. ”

In the deep night, the pine forest creaked like a demon.